Saturday, August 19, 2006

Nokia N91

Nokia-N91OhGizmo! reviews the Nokia N91 and writes about the smartphone's camera: "Another good feature, is the 2MP camera. Even though it does not have a flash, like the N70, it takes good quality pictures, provided there is enough light. The video function is also good, capturing decent quality video at around 15fps. What’s great about having a 4GB hard drive is that there is virtually no limit to the length of the videos you take. It compresses to MPEG4 on the fly, so you can fit hours into the drive, provided of course that you have enough space left.

3 G Phone HTC MTeoR

HTC MTeoR3G reviews the HTC MTeoR and writes, "In terms of features probably the most important point to note is that there is no front facing camera, so you can’t make video calls. ... The back facing camera doesn’t exactly set our world alight, either. With a maximum stills image resolution of 1280 x 1024 it is definitely in the mid league, and with no flash unit or self portrait mirror its potential is rather limited. Now, if you are not a big fan of taking photos with your handset, then what it produces will probably be fine, but if you want to take even semi-serious shots, you should be looking at a different handset.

LG-LF1200.

LG Electronics introduces the LG-LF1300 White Slider Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review LG Electronics announces the LG-LF1300 in Korea. It is the follow-up model to the apparently very successful LG-LF1200.

The stylish slider is 16.9mm thin and features, 2.0 inch QVGA screen, Bluetooth, USB, 1.3MP camera MP3 player and SD-Card slot.

The LG LG-LF1300 will be available through CYON in Korea.

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Samsung SCH-A990The Samsung SCH-A990 CDMA EVDO phone, destined for Verizon Wireless, sports a 3.2 megapixel camera. Other features include:

* twisting display
* Bluetooth
* microSD memory card slot
* color external display
* internal antenna

Via PhoneScoop.

Samsung SCH-A990 Reviews

Infosync reviews the Samsung SCH-A990 and writes, "The A990 snaps some of the best photos we've seen from a cameraphone. Pictures looked vivid and detailed, with plenty of shadow detail and good color reproduction. The auto-focus took a couple of seconds to zero in on our subjects, but the razor-sharp results were worth the wait. That said, video captures looked murkey and choppy, and the camera application slowed to a crawl while storing large images files."

CNET reviews the Samsung SCH-A990 and writes, "it's the first phone in the United States to boast a 3.2-megapixel camera, trumping the recently lauded Nokia N80. It has an autofocus feature, zoom, and plenty of imaging options. You can choose from five picture modes (auto, portrait, landscape, micro, and night), three quality settings (economy, normal, and fine), and five resolutions (2,048x1,536, 1,600x1,200, 1,280x960, 1,024x768, and 800x600). You can adjust the brightness, white balance, color effects, and ISO settings. There's also a multishot mode and a self-timer, and you can change or turn off the shutter sound. Many of these options are also available to you in camcorder mode, although you get a choice of only two resolutions (320x240 and 176x144). You can capture up to an hour's worth of video with sound."

ABC News reviews the Samsung SCH-A990 where they write - 'The A990 is a groundbreaker, especially on Verizon, which until now didn't have any decent 2MP camera phones. On other carriers, it's best compared with the Nokia N80 for Cingular and T-Mobile. Although the N80's 3MP camera isn't quite as good as that of the A990, the N80 is superior in the many ways it lets you manipulate, edit, and transfer your pictures, something the A990 is sorely lacking. The Samsung SCH-A990 is another step forward for camera phones. This is one of the first camera phones you can feel comfortable about when it comes to capturing treasured moments (as long as you press the shutter three seconds in advance.) But its shortcomings also highlight what high-megapixel camera phones need to do to succeed: They need to conquer shutter delay, raise quality in low-light conditions, and provide better ways for shutterbugs to get their photos off their phones.'

Mobiledia reviews the Samsung SCH-A990 and writes, "Taking videos and photos is one thing, but viewing and printing them is another. Fortunately the A990 includes a TV Out Port, allowing users to view their hard work on television monitors. Also including PictBridge software, transferring photos from the A990 to a printer without a PC or image-editing software is a breeze. As industry standards, PictBridge-compatible devices are made by many different companies, so finding a printer to offload photos shouldn't be a problem. Compared to other handhelds on the market, the A990's 3.2-megapixel camera is as good as it gets, providing dazzling image quality with a bundle of advanced functions and filters. The usability is outstanding as well, offering a more natural horizontal layout conventional digital cameras adopt."

TopTechNews reviews the Samsung SCH-A990 and writes, "a 3.2-megapixel camera sensor with auto focus and flash. Image resolution can be set to any of seven steps -- ranging from 2,048 x 1,536 pixels all the way down to 320 x 240 pixels -- while image orientation can be set to portrait, landscape, or micro mode. ... For camera-phone aficionados with deep pockets, the SCH-A990 appears destined to quickly become the gadget of choice."

Friday, August 04, 2006

Motorola i580 iDEN

Motorola i580MobileMag reviews the Motorola i580 iDEN and writes, "Strangely though, this phone does come with a fair bit of multimedia functionality. The integrated 1.3 megapixel camera takes some pretty decent shots, all things considered, especially if you make use of the LED floodlight (which "pulses" when you take a picture). The camera comes with 4x digital zoom, picture size ranging from 176 x 220 (wallpaper) to 1280 x 1024 (max), self timer, and the ability to record videos (128 x 96 or 176 x 144) of up to 30 seconds in length

Motorola Q

Motorola QUbergizmo has a review up of the Motorola Q and writes about the smartphone's camera: "Not surprisingly, there’s a 1.3 Megapixel camera (with LED flash) in the back of the device. The still pictures are equivalent to a cheap entry-level camera, in good lighting conditions. The camera also captures 176x144 pixels video, which is smaller than anticipated. 320x200 would have the norm. The low-resolution makes the videos unimpressive.

Palm Treo 650

treo_650.jpgTechWorld has a review of the Palm Treo 650 and writes, "The basic platform is a 312MHz Intel PXA270 processor, running PalmOS 5.4, with a pretty lightweight 21 MB of usable memory. Reputedly, PalmOS uses memory efficiently but if it bothers you more can be added using the SD card slot, and these are now cheap enough for it to be of no consequence. The memory has been upgraded on the more recent models. ... It also has a built-in camera, a doffing of the cap to consumers.

Sony Ericsson K610i

Sony Ericsson K6103G reviews the Sony Ericsson K610i and writes, "Compared to the photos delivered by its fellow two-megapixel camera phones like the K750i, W810i and W900i, the K610i suffers a little in quality. Picture resolution is 1600x1200 pixels, compared with the 1632x1224 of its aforementioned compadres, and tricks like autofocus and macro are missing. It does have a 2.5 digital zoom. Having made a video call to the LG U400, we were quite impressed with the quality. The audio also sounded loud over the built-in speakers and in a quiet environment, you won’t need to use headphones to hear the conversation.

Samsung SGH-E870

Samsung e870CNET Asia reviews the Samsung SGH-E870 and writes, "Images captured using the E870 turned out reasonably sharp but not as impressive as its E770 sibling. Music playback quality was relatively crisp and loud even in video mode, but the speakerphone volume was limited and slightly muffled. ... Overall, the E870's biggest selling point is really its elegance and minimalistic styling which make it a refreshing choice among the flashy phones in the market.

Samsung SGH-X820

Samsung SGH-X820The Samsung SGH-X820 is an ultra slimphone that Samsung is billing as the "world's thinnest". It measures 6.9mm, or 0.27-inches thick, and sports a 2.0 megapixel camera.

Other features include:

* MP3 playback
* Bluetooth connectivity
* TV out

Via EngadgetMobile.

Samsung SGH-X820 Reviews

PCMag reviews the Samsung SGH-X820 and writes, "Outdoor shots taken with the X820's flashless 2MP camera are a touch dim, but very well balanced and sharp. The images, unlike those from a lot of other camera phones, don't wash out in the foreground when there's a bright background. The camcorder mode captures clear 15-frames-per-second videos at 352-by-288. But like other high-end Samsung phones, it struggles with blur indoors."

Samsung SGH-P300, 1.3 megapixel camera

Samsung SGH-P300Trusted Reviews reviews the Samsung SGH-P300 and writes, "There’s a 1.3-megapixel camera built-in to the P300, which is again a little disappointing compared to the 2-megapixel camera seen in the D600. The results from the camera were variable, and definitely no match for my D600, even though that phone is almost a year old now. The P300 is also only Tri-band compared to the D600 which supports quad-band GSM. ... There’s no denying that the Samsung SGH-P300 is slim and stylish in a retro pocket calculator way, but what you’ve really got here is an old Samsung D500 in a party dress. The handset is also a bit too wide to sit comfortably in your hand, while pressing it to your ear when making a call is also a little awkward. But it’s the keypad layout that really ruins this handset, making simple things like dialling a number more difficult than it should be

Samsung SGH-E900 tri-band GSM

Samsung SGH-E900The Samsung SGH-E900 is a tri-band GSM (900 / 1800 / 1900MHz) phone that features a 2.0 megapixel camera. Other features include: * EDGE * GPRS * 2.0” 240x320 262K Color TFT display * 80MB memory * microSD expansion slot * music player * MP3 / AAC / ACC+ / AAC+(e) / WM support * Bluetooth Via MobileWhack. Samsung SGH-E900 Reviews CNET Asia has a review of the Samsung SGH-E900 and writes about the phone's camera: "Unfortunately, the E900 isn't completely perfect and we found some of the features lackluster. The 2-megapixel camera takes a while to load and when you do take a picture there is a significant amount of shutter lag, so the pictures come out blurry if you move your hand. Also the flash doesn't work properly and makes things look blue rather than bright."

Pocket-Lint reviews the Samsung E900 and writes - 'As the successor to the D600 the E900 ticks all the boxes, the interface although retro in its design is easy to use and will be second nature to other Samsung users, who liked the idea of the chocolate phone however weren't too sure of the interface.As for a style icon, like the Chocolate phone, the SGH-E900 does a good job, the touch sensitive screens passed the wow factor down the pub, while the large screen meant seeing anything you're doing also got the thumbs up. However where the Samsung E900 wins out is its feature set: 2 megapixels compared to 1.3, in-built loud speaker and like the D600 a TV out connection to share photos and video with others.'

TechDigest reviews the Samsung E900 and writes, "The camera is 1.3 megapixels, and pictures are bright regardless of the lighting, even when you don't use the LED flash. The other key feature, the MP3 player, benefits from the addition of a MicroSD slot - the one area in which the E900 triumphs against the LG Chocolate. Separate touch buttons appear when the MP3 player is activated. minimising"

Sony Ericsson K510

Sony Ericsson K510: "Sony Ericsson K510The Sony Ericsson K510 is a budget-end cellphone featuring:

* 1.3 megapixel camera
* 262K colour TFT display
* Bluetooth

Sony Ericsson K510 Reviews

MobileBurn had a chance to take a hands-on look at the Sony Ericsson K510, and notes, 'The K510 I had the chance to use seemed solidly built, and I was pleased overall with the keypad and joystick performance. Nothing too fancy, but it gets the job done without getting in the way of itself. The K510 might not be very sexy, but it is functional. There is nothing wrong with being functional.'

From the news release:

K510 is a compact and modern design 1.3 Megapixel camera phone. This elegant camera phone with versatile connectivity, push email and fun imaging effects is perfect for the ‘capture and share’ lifestyle. The smallest, most affordable 1.3 Megapixel phone from Sony Ericsson yet, it delivers high quality pictures; the camera includes a shutter button, 4x digital zoom and optional true camera flash – the MXE-60. With 262K colours TFT display, it is easy to sort high quality pictures through thumbnails of stored pictures by date. Before sharing, pictures can be made more captivating with simple effects such as face warp, sepia colourising and panorama views. A productive partner for the mobile office, the K510 has an external antenna connector, Bluetooth™ support, USB Cable in the box, and supports industry-standard push email, excellent talk and standby times. New PC synchronisation software keeps the user right up to date with the full suite of Outlook applications, including Calendar, Contacts, Notes and Tasks.

Available in Midnight Black or Polished Purple with optional Bluetoothâ„¢ headset in matching colours, this stick design handset speaks quality. Style-Upâ„¢ covers are also available.

The Sony Ericsson K510 is a Triple Band GPRS handset and starts shipping globally during Q2 2006.Variations are:

* K510i - Triple Ba"